grimm

Old English

Alternative forms

• grim

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grimm, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to thunder”).

Cognate with Old Saxon grim, Old High German grim (German grimm, grimmig), Old Norse grimmr (Danish grim, Swedish grym); and with Greek χρεμίζω (chremízo), Old Church Slavonic грьмѣти (grĭměti) (Russian греме́ть (gremétʹ)), Latvian gremt. See grim for further information.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrimm/, [ɡrim]

Adjective

grimm

1. fierce, savage, terrible, cruel, angry

Declension

Declension of grimm — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	grimm	grimm	grimm
Accusative	grimne	grimme	grimm
Genitive	grimmes	grimre	grimmes
Dative	grimmum	grimre	grimmum
Instrumental	grimme	grimre	grimme
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	grimme	grimma, grimme	grimm
Accusative	grimme	grimma, grimme	grimm
Genitive	grimra	grimra	grimra
Dative	grimmum	grimmum	grimmum
Instrumental	grimmum	grimmum	grimmum

Declension of grimm — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	grimma	grimme	grimme
Accusative	grimman	grimman	grimme
Genitive	grimman	grimman	grimman
Dative	grimman	grimman	grimman
Instrumental	grimman	grimman	grimman
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	grimman	grimman	grimman
Accusative	grimman	grimman	grimman
Genitive	grimra, grimmena	grimra, grimmena	grimra, grimmena
Dative	grimmum	grimmum	grimmum
Instrumental	grimmum	grimmum	grimmum

Descendants

• Middle English: grim
  • Scots: grim
  • English: grim